Graduates earn 6,749 degrees, certificates from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

About 20.9 percent of the 6,749 degrees and certificates handed out by the Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in 2016-17 were to students in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Rouge conferred 1086 bachelor's degrees and 241 master's degrees in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. Data shows the school gave out 362 bachelor's degrees in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, followed by 300 bachelor's degrees in Biology/Biological Sciences, General and 280 bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Management, General.

The university enrolled 31,409 students for 2016-17, including 26,118 in undergraduate programs and 5,291 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2016-17

Program

Bachelor's degrees awarded

Graduate and professional degrees awarded

Certificates awarded

Total degrees and certificates awarded

Percent of total

Business Administration and Management, General

280

135

-

415

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

251

-

-

251

Construction Management

123

13

76

212

Accounting

146

61

-

207

Finance, General

172

18

-

190

Management Science

58

19

4

81

International Business/Trade/Commerce

31

-

-

31

Business/Managerial Economics

25

-

-

25

Fashion Merchandising

-

-

-

-

Human Resources Development

-

-

-

-

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

-

-

-

-

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total

1,086

246

80

1,412

20.9

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

362

55

-

417

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

34

109

-

143

Elementary Education and Teaching

120

9

-

129

Education, General

-

43

28

71

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

-

33

-

33

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

25

-

-

25

Education, Other

-

21

-

21

Music Teacher Education

19

-

-

19

Curriculum and Instruction

-

16

-

16

Secondary Education and Teaching

-

14

-

14

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

-

9

-

9

Agricultural Teacher Education

6

-

-

6

Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented

-

3

-

3

Special Education and Teaching, General

-

3

-

3

Urban Education and Leadership

-

-

-

-

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other

-

-

-

-

Education total

566

315

28

909

13.5

Petroleum Engineering

208

22

-

230

Chemical Engineering

129

12

-

141

Mechanical Engineering

122

14

-

136

Civil Engineering, General

103

21

-

124

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

69

24

-

93

Industrial Engineering

39

2

-

41

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

39

-

-

39

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

32

-

-

32

Computer Engineering, General

16

-

-

16

Engineering Science

-

12

-

12

Ocean Engineering

-

6

-

6

Agricultural Engineering

-

3

-

3

Materials Engineering

-

-

-

-

Engineering total

757

116

-

873

12.9

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

300

15

-

315

Biochemistry

42

4

-

46

Microbiology, General

19

-

-

19

Entomology

-

10

-

10

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

-

8

-

8

Biological And Biomedical Sciences total

361

37

-

398

5.9

Mass Communication/Media Studies

222

16

-

238

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

70

10

-

80

Communication and Media Studies, Other

-

6

-

6

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other

-

-

2

2

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total

292

32

2

326

4.8

Sociology

121

12

-

133

Political Science and Government, General

98

12

-

110

Anthropology

33

8

-

41

Geography

8

14

-

22

Economics, General

4

4

-

8

Geographic Information Science and Cartography

-

-

3

3

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

-

-

1

1

Social Sciences total

264

50

4

318

4.7

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

127

-

-

127

Nutrition Sciences

62

-

-

62

International/Global Studies

32

-

-

32

Biological and Physical Sciences

-

7

-

7

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

-

-

-

-

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total

221

7

-

228

3.4

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

88

23

-

111

Veterinary Medicine

-

84

-

84

Athletic Training/Trainer

13

-

-

13

Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General

-

13

-

13

Health/Medical Physics

-

2

-

2

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

-

-

-

-

Behavioral Aspects of Health

-

-

-

-

Health Professions and Related Programs total

101

122

-

223

3.3

Fine/Studio Arts, General

70

13

-

83

Music Performance, General

15

54

-

69

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

32

9

-

41

Music, General

6

8

-

14

Digital Arts

-

4

-

4

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

-

3

-

3

Visual and Performing Arts total

123

91

-

214

3.2

Psychology, General

180

27

-

207

Psychology total

180

27

-

207

3.1

Law

-

185

-

185

Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law

-

-

11

11

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General

-

-

5

5

Legal Professions and Studies total

-

185

16

201

3

Chemistry, General

28

29

-

57

Geology/Earth Science, General

31

23

-

54

Physics, General

14

21

-

35

Oceanography, Chemical and Physical

19

14

-

33

Geophysics and Seismology

-

-

3

3

Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology

-

-

-

-

Physical Sciences total

92

87

3

182

2.7

Animal Sciences, General

74

16

-

90

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

-

19

-

19

Agricultural Business and Management, General

14

-

-

14

Food Science

-

12

-

12

Plant Sciences, General

12

-

-

12

Agricultural Economics

-

9

-

9

Agronomy and Crop Science

-

1

-

1

Agricultural and Extension Education Services

-

-

-

-

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total

100

57

-

157

2.3

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

140

-

-

140

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total

140

-

-

140

2.1

English Language and Literature, General

114

14

-

128

Creative Writing

-

6

-

6

English Language and Literature/Letters total

114

20

-

134

2

Social Work

-

101

-

101

Public Administration

-

29

-

29

Public Administration and Social Service Professions total

-

130

-

130

1.9

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

58

3

-

61

Apparel and Textiles, General

51

-

-

51

Human Development and Family Studies, General

-

-

-

-

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total

109

3

-

112

1.7

Computer Science

81

10

-

91

Information Science/Studies

-

1

-

1

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total

81

11

-

92

1.4

Architecture

33

7

-

40

Interior Architecture

25

-

-

25

Landscape Architecture

12

13

-

25

Architecture and Related Services total

70

20

-

90

1.3

Natural Resources Management and Policy

56

-

-

56

Environmental Science

9

12

-

21

Natural Resources/Conservation, General

-

9

-

9

Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

-

1

-

1

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management

-

-

1

1

Forest Management/Forest Resources Management

-

-

-

-

Natural Resources and Conservation total

65

22

1

88

1.3

History, General

72

10

-

82

History total

72

10

-

82

1.2

Mathematics, General

43

22

-

65

Statistics, General

-

12

-

12

Mathematics and Statistics total

43

34

-

77

1.1

Spanish Language and Literature

16

8

-

24

French Language and Literature

16

4

-

20

Comparative Literature

-

5

-

5

Linguistics

-

-

-

-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total

32

17

-

49

0.7

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

34

6

-

40

General Studies

-

-

-

-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total

34

6

-

40

0.6

Library and Information Science

-

37

-

37

Children and Youth Library Services

-

-

-

-

Archives/Archival Administration

-

-

-

-

Library and Archives Assisting

-

-

-

-

Library Science total

-

37

-

37

0.6

Philosophy

27

3

-

30

Philosophy and Religious Studies total

27

3

-

30

0.4

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